Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 349, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
146 FZAK52 PAFC 092313 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK SUN MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 992 MB LOW 175 NM NORTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 115 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 1010 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING ALONG THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT W OF 160W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. . .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND DURING THE EVENING. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ JAM APR 11
1 follow-up statement
447 FZAK52 PAFC 101155 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE BERING MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AK PENINSULA INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC SUN AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Apr 9, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 9 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WELL INTO
NEXT WEEK. THERE REMAINS SOME DEBATE TO THE STRUCTURE TO THE COMPLEX
LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA BUT THIS IS NORMALLY THE CASE AND IT WILL
HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE FORECASTS.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN HAS BECOME MORE
PROGRESSIVE WITH A MILD WEST TO EAST JET RUNNING OVER THE ALEUTIANS
AND THEN SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
REMAINS OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WITH ANOTHER WEAK WAVE OVER THE
NORTHWEST BERING SEA.
THERE IS ALSO AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND HEADING TOWARD THE KODIAK AREA.
AT THE SURFACE A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS OVER THE GULF OF
ALASKA AND WILL PERSIST FOR A FEW DAYS WHILE TWO LOWS IN THE BERING
SEA WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD AND DISSIPATE.
AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES A HIGH WILL AMPLIFY IN THE BERING SEA AND UP
THE WESTERN ALASKA COAST WITH THE COMPLEX LOW REMAINING IN THE GULF
OF ALASKA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE AIR ALOFT OVER MAINLAND ALASKA IS STILL RELATIVELY COLD AND
BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS ARE STARTING TO WARM UP THE LAND...ESPECIALLY
WHERE SNOW HAS MELTED. THIS WILL CAUSE MORE GENERALLY UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA. FROM THE CHUGACH AND TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS
EASTWARD THERE COULD BE SOME AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS THAT
DEVELOP THE NEXT FEW DAYS IN THIS PATTERN. THEY WILL MOSTLY BE OVER
THE MOUNTAINS.
THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST
AND CUT OFF THE SNOW IN EASTERN BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE LARGE BUT RELATIVELY WEAK LOW WILL PERSIST
IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK AS THE PROGRESSIVE
PATTERN OF THE LAST FEW DAYS COMES TO AN END. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BRING MORE SETTLED CONDITIONS TO THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA THROUGH
MOST OF NEXT WEEK. EXPECT SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES...WITH MANY PARTS
OF MAINLAND ALASKA LIKELY SEEING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SUNSHINE BY
MIDWEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 150 172 175 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
APR 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.